Pope Francis, chief of the Catholic Church, urges the discharge of eight hostages, together with six nuns, following a kidnapping incident in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Friday.
Brazen abduction in Port-au-Prince
In keeping with reviews, the gunmen intercepted a minibus in downtown Port-au-Prince, taking all of the passengers and the driving force hostage.
“I’ve realized with sorrow of the kidnapping, in Haiti, of a gaggle of individuals, together with six non secular sisters”, Pope Francis stated after his weekly Angelus prayer.
“In my heartfelt plea for his or her launch, I pray for social harmony within the nation, and I invite everybody to deliver an finish to the violence, which is inflicting quite a lot of struggling to that pricey inhabitants,” he additional stated.
Haitian authorities reported that no data or a ransom demand has been made public concerning the discharge of the eight folks.
